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Customer Spotlight: 2009 High School State Champions!

Congratulations to all of the State Championship programs that are FungoMan customers. In 2009, no less than eight FungoMan customers were crowned State Champions for thier accomplishments during the 2009 season.

Evangel Christian Baseball, Louisiana 2A State Champs, click for article

Evangel Christian Academy Softball, Louisiana 2A State Champs, click for article

Fayetteville High School, Arkansas 6A State Champs

Madison Central High School, Mississippi 5A State Champs

Owasso High School, Oklahoma 6A State Champs, click for slideshow

Southern Baptist Educational Center, Tennessee TSSAA State Champs, click for article

Wesleyan High School, Georgia 1A State Champs, click for article

Zachary High School, Louisiana 4A State Champs, click for article

These FungoMan owners have accomplished their goal of winning a state championship. FungoMan acknowleges and congratulates their tremendous acheivement.

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FungoMan invention is a hit

By Justin Tison

shreveportsports@gannett.com

As long as young people have been playing baseball there have been coaches who hit baseballs, called fungoes, to players in an effort to teach them the basics of fielding. Those same coaches are also known for standing on the pitcher’s mound lobbing balls to players, with or without the aid of a pitching machine, to perfect their batting technique.

The idea of a machine that would allow a baseball player the ability to practice both hitting and fielding with a level of accuracy that no coach or standard pitching machine could duplicate seemed impractical, if not impossible just a few years ago. more…

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Fayetteville HS baseball camp to feature FungoMan, Sparks Test

BY HEATH ALLEN Northwest Arkansas Times

There are exactly a handful of reasons why young baseball hopefuls will absorb the necessary knowledge required to jump start their diamond careers at the annual Fayetteville High Baseball Camp.

The Purple Dogs have won five state championships since 2003, including the last four consecutive state titles. Fayetteville skipper Vance Arnold is hoping to maintain the strength of the program and cited his camps as a key cog to help bridge the gap between current Purple Dogs and the future generation of players. Click here for full Story…

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Sheridan High School Testimonial – Mike Moore

Mike Moore, Head Baseball Coach of 24 years at Sheridan High School, in Sheridan, AR, Talks about the difference their FM-150 has made in their program.

“The benefits of using fungoman are pretty simple.  It allows you to get perfect balls shot out to your fielders every time.  Therefore, you cut down on wasted time waiting to get a good ball hit.  More reps in a shorter period of time.  It allows you to get more practice in the time we have.  Less wasted time.”

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